Via:RT Press

“Ethiopia has officially confirmed the purchase of Russian Orion-E medium-altitude long-endurance drones, becoming the first foreign operator of the system, the Ethiopian Institute of Foreign Affairs has reported.

The Orion-E unmanned aerial vehicles were showcased at Aviation Expo 2026, an international exhibition held from January 23 to 27 as part of the Ethiopian Air Force’s 90th anniversary celebrations in Bishoftu.

According to the Russian aerospace manufacturer Kronstadt Group, the Orion-E has an endurance of about 24 hours and an operational radius exceeding 300km, with a cruising speed of 120km/h and a payload of up to 200kg. The drones are built to carry out target designation for armed forces units, aerial and radar reconnaissance missions, terrain surveillance, and assessment of strike results.

Ethiopia has previously acquired medium-range drones such as Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2, which helped establish unmanned aerial units within its air force.”

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Via: AA

“The High-Level Meeting on coherence and the strengthening of the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region concluded on Saturday in Lomé with several decisions, chief among them ‘alignment with the principle of the centrality of the mediation led by the Togolese Republic.’

Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Council of the Togolese Republic and mediator appointed by the African Union to resolve the crisis in eastern DRC and the Great Lakes region, together with the meeting participants — including former presidents and African Union peace experts — also agreed on the ‘harmonization of understanding and ownership of the unified mediation process at the African level.'”

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Via: Aljazeera

“Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of “aggression that will never be tolerated”.

Ali Omar, Somalia’s state minister for foreign affairs, told Al Jazeera in an interview on Saturday that the government would pursue all available diplomatic means to challenge what it described as an act of “state aggression” and Israeli interference in the country’s internal affairs.”

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